Orange County California Employment Lawyer

Labor Law Basics

Since our childhood days, we have been taught that the key to a happy life is to get a good job that offers, safety, and security for both you and your family. If you can get a good retirement plan, health benefits, and a nice salary, then you are set. However, this kind of thinking puts individuals at the mercy of one company, which means the company’s fate is also your own.

This is a scary prospect because, in some sense, you don’t really have control over the outcome of your life. Your financial well being is completely dependent upon your boss. Fortunately, over the years, the government has given employees ways to protect themselves against potentially horrible situations.

According to the law, workers have been given the right to organize in order to address issues of wages, benefits, and working conditions. They have been given these rights to help make sure that their employers do not engage in unfair labor practices. The statue under which these individuals are protected is called the National Labor Relations Act. This act gives workers the right to join a Union and secondly the right to strike.

The act also prohibits certain activities of the employer. These activities include threatening to fire employees for joining a labor union, reprimanding or demoting an individual for union involvement, asking workers about union activities and spying on union organizations.

If you would like more information regarding labor laws, call the Orange County employment lawyers at the Perry Smith firm. They are waiting patiently at (888) 356-2529.